Nipple for vitreous floats



Sept. 2, 1930.

W. B. LOUDENSLAGER NIPPLE FOR VITREOUS FLOATS Filed May 14, 1927 wvmtoz "flu/1M Blown/sum WILLIAMB; tonnn'iisnii'enn; F ATLAN iocImY, new ERSE i .nIPrLn'non vrriaizojosirriolvrs- I r f-ii ne tion' filed Ma -14,1937) :SeriaI nemesis A This invention relatesito improvementsin Iflat,"a relatively wide and" dee ,grdove or nipples and it is'an object of-theinventlon to channel 6. Theinner portion ofthe under 'providea device of this kindavhich 1s adaptcutshoulder 4 s defined l by' an outstand ng ed to beheld within-awaitofvitreousj or annular member orplate 'zintegrallyformed other material to provide means wl1ereby a--.With the body 1 and extending outwardly a 55 rod or othenelement'may-bereadily and 'e'ifec Imat'erial distance beyond the body land-the 1 tivelyfcoupled thereto. I headofl This plate 7 ,jas herein disclosed, is

' Another'objectfof the;inventionl is tolprocircularein form; jf '7 i r I vide a device ofthis kind Which, when in tip a As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, 7 10 plied or working: position, isjeffectiv'elyheld my improvednipple is shown as'applied to a 60 7 i 5 struction and in] the combination and aror the'lik e employed is formed around the v convenient and advantageous for use, as'will, 'ening ofth'e material, the shoulder 4 provides; 7

i I ter'understood, Iwill now proceed to describe tively holds said applied nipple against turn 7. closed unapplied; e

F bore 2 inwhich is adapted to be engaged a against displacement and against turning or. molded float, such'asglass, of a type as em-; 7

-' rotary movementindependently of the wall vbodied'inPatentNo. 1,465,237 O dated August 7 v i V or article to which it-may beappliedl' I -v 21,1923. This float F ismolded and during The inventionconsists in the details of con-' the moldingoperationthe vitreous material I rangement of'therseveral parts of' my'imhead 5 of the properly positioned nipple, re-, proved nipple whereby certainimportant adsulting in'the'material snugly engaging invantages are attained and the device rendered wardly of the tapered shoulder l and also v simpler, less expensive and otherwise more within the grooveor channel 6; Upon hard be hereinafter more fully set forth; 1 I meansfvvhereby the applied-nipple is eli ec v V I The'novelfeatures of my invention will jtively held against 'displacement'upon pull hereinafter be definitely clafined. being imposed uponthe nipple Wl1ile'tl1e'111a- In order that my invention mav be thebet terial Within the grooveor channel 6 effecthe same with reference tothe accompanying ing or rotation. v drawings, wherein': I It is also to be noted that the plate Thas I a Figure 1' is a View partly in sectionand closecontact with and is partially embedded partly in elevation illustrating a nipplecon within the outer'surface of the wall of the r structed in accordanee with an embodiment molded article thereby materially strengthof my invention in applied or working posi: 'enin g; that portion of the wall immediately tion; f adjacent to the applied nipple and atthe v I Figure 2 is a View in elevation of'the'inner same time withstand any stress which may j end of my improved nipple as herein disbe imposed upon the nipplem igure. is R Sectional View e e g thought to be'obviousthat a nipple constructlq gh g v j 7 ed in accordance with my invention is part rfi F3 eg t l l tl p W 91 a.a ticularly well adapted for use by reason, of the 4o a 9 en 1 1 e mpp e as 5m convenienceand faclllty with whlchlt may i C, fi i discl'olsed m im foved 16 beiassembled and operated, and it will also ha y comprises a taperedhodg-pm 'tion 1 oi dethat my mvenllonts susqeptlbl-e of I sired dimensions and which has-disposed.inn fi imQ fi l n W l I a wardly thereof at its smaller end a threaded M m 9 'P c es an .spltl thereof and for this reason I do not wlsh to; rod or arm 3 kindredmemben be understoodas limiting myself to the'preh r end b oft-(he b d 1 i cise arrangement formation of the sevprovided therearound with an undercut e Pi h m Shown 1n f 'y e 9 1??? f shoulder lprovidin g ahead 5. Thisjh'ead 5' invention in pract ce except as hereinafter 5 has disposed across its outer face, which is claimed."

From the foregoing" description it is I clai'm: v a A hollow vitreous body and a nipple designed to be engaged with the Wall of said hollow vitreous body, comprising a body 5 ,inemberhaving an undercut head, said head having a groove extending entirely thereacross andopen at both ends, the face of the headhen in position being flush with the surface of the inside wall of the hollow body, m the groove of the head receiving the vitreous material comprising the hollow body, the material in said groove being continuous With the inside Wall the hollow body at both ends of the groove forthe purpose of pre- 5 venting thelnipple from turningwhen making a connection of another member With the hollow body, a relatively broad flange surrounding the nipple body adjacent the under cut head and embedded Within the vitreous 2U material for strengthening and supporting.

the material around the head, said nipple body member being provided with a socket to v facilitate making a connection with said body- I 35 ln testiin ony whereof I hereunto afiixr my signature. r WILLIAM B. L'OUDENSLAGER. 

